Reid Family Papers [Finding Aid]. Library of Congress

Reid Family Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2016 Revised 2016 November Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003038 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82065491 Prepared by David Mathisen, Grover Batts, and Audrey Walker Revised and expanded by Joseph K. Brooks with the assistance of Patricia Craig and Susie Moody in 2001, and Maria Farmer and Dan Oleksiw in 2016 Collection Summary Title: Reid Family Papers Span Dates: 1795-2003 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1869-1970) ID No.: MSS65491 Creator: Reid family Extent: 261,000 items ; 932 containers plus 2 oversize ; 372.8 linear feet ; 239 microfilm reels Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Journalists and newspaper publishers. Correspondence, financial records, office files, household and estate records, subject files, scrapbooks, printed matter, and miscellaneous papers related to newspaper publishing and public affairs. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce), 1881-1960--Correspondence. Alsop, Joseph, 1910-1989--Correspondence. Andrews, Bert, 1901-1953--Correspondence. Astor, David, Hon., 1912-2001--Correspondence. Babcock, John V. (John Vincent)--Correspondence. Bagdikian, Ben H. Barrett, Lois A.--Correspondence. Bigart, Homer, 1907-1991--Correspondence. Bing, André, 1910 or 1911-1973--Correspondence. Boardman, Mabel Thorp, 1860-1946--Correspondence. Brandon, Dorothy--Correspondence. Brent, Charles Henry, 1862-1929--Correspondence. Broun, Heywood, 1888-1939--Correspondence. Buchwald, Art--Correspondence. Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957--Correspondence. Case, Clifford P. (Clifford Philip), 1904-1982--Correspondence. Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975--Interviews. Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933--Correspondence. Cornish, George Anthony, 1901-1989--Correspondence. Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948--Correspondence. Coudert, Frederic R. (Frederic René), 1871-1955--Correspondence. Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931--Correspondence. Cullman, Howard S.--Correspondence. Draper, Gladys V.--Correspondence. Drummond, Roscoe, 1902-1983--Correspondence. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969--Correspondence. Falkenburg, Jinx, 1919-2003--Correspondence. Ferguson, Florence Rogers--Correspondence. Fitzwater, Fanny Fern, 1886-1966--Correspondence. Forrest, Wilbur S. (Wilbur Standley), 1887-1977--Correspondence. Gardner, Hy--Correspondence. Genauer, Emily, 1910-2002--Correspondence. Gildersleeve, Virginia Crocheron, 1877-1965--Correspondence. Reid Family Papers 2 Gillett, Frederick Huntington, 1851-1935--Correspondence. Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872. Hawkins, Eric, 1888- --Correspondence. Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893. Higgins, Marguerite--Correspondence. Hill, Elsie M. (Elsie Mary), 1883- --Correspondence. Hills, Laurence, 1879-1941--Correspondence. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935--Correspondence. Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence. Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952--Correspondence. Kerr, Walter Boardman, 1911-2003--Correspondence. Lawrence, David, 1888-1973--Correspondence. Lewis, Leon L.--Correspondence. Lezard, Selwyn--Correspondence. Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974--Correspondence. Longman, Edward G., 1881-1969--Correspondence. MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964--Interviews. McCrary, John Reagan, 1910-2003--Correspondence. Mearns, John G.--Correspondence. Milholland, John E., 1860-1925--Correspondence. Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910--Correspondence. Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910. Mills, Ogden, 1856-1929--Correspondence. Moses, George H. (George Higgins), 1869-1944--Correspondence. Noël, Lucie--Correspondence. Parsons, Geoffrey, 1908-1981--Correspondence. Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948--Correspondence. Pitney, Fred B.--Correspondence. Quisumbing, Purificacion C. Valera--Correspondence. Reid family. Reid, Elisabeth Mills, 1858-1931. Reid, Elisabeth Mills, 1858-1931. Elisabeth Mills Reid papers. Reid, Helen Rogers, 1882-1970. Helen Rogers Reid papers. Reid, Ogden Mills, 1882-1947. Ogden Mills Reid papers. Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Whitelaw Reid papers. Reid, Whitelaw, 1913-2009. Whitelaw Reid papers. Robinson, William E. 1900-1969--Correspondence. Rogers, Donald I.--Correspondence. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence. Root, Elihu, 1845-1937--Correspondence. Servan-Schreiber, J.-J. (Jean Jacques), 1924-2006--Correspondence. Stanford, Alfred, 1900-1985--Correspondence. Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970--Correspondence. Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952--Correspondence. Tallin, Marcel M.--Correspondence. Thompson, Dorothy, 1893-1961--Correspondence. Thorpe, Kay--Correspondence. Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886. Trudeau, Francis B.--Correspondence. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Correspondence. Van Doren, Irita Taylor, 1891-1966--Correspondence. Weare, Buel Fellows, 1902-1992--Correspondence. Whitney, John Hay. Reid Family Papers 3 Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972--Correspondence. Witcover, Jules. Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927--Correspondence. Organizations American Red Cross. Barnard College. Bellevue Hospital. Training School for Nurses. Fresh Air Fund. New York Herald Tribune Forum. New York University. Reid Foundation. Reid Foundation records. 1944-1958. Republican Party (N.Y.) Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) United States. President's Commission on the Status of Women. Subjects American newspapers. Charities. Diplomatic and consular service, American--France. Diplomatic and consular service, American--Great Britain. Extradition--France. Extradition--United States. Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador. Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Homestead Strike, Homestead, Pa., 1892. Journalism--New York (State)--New York. Labor disputes--Pennsylvania. Linotype. Office buildings--New York (State)--New York. Presidents--United States--Election--1876. Spanish-American War, 1898. Women--Suffrage. World War, 1939-1945--Journalists. Places East Asia--Description and travel. France--Commercial treaties. New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government. New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs. New York (State)--Politics and government. United States--Commercial treaties. United States--Politics and government. Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs. Titles New York herald tribune (European edition) New York herald tribune. New York herald. New York tribune. Reid Family Papers 4 Administrative Information Provenance The papers of the Reid family, journalists and newspaper publishers, were given to the Library of Congress by Helen Rogers Reid and her sons, Whitelaw Reid (1913-2009) and Ogden R. Reid, between 1953 and 1987. Whitelaw Reid (1913-2009) gave additional material to the Library of Congress in 2002 and 2008. Processing History Part I of the papers of the Reid Family was processed in four parts between 1958 and 1981. Additional material received in 1987 was processed as Part II in 1996. Some reprocessing was done on both parts in 2001. The finding aid was revised in 2011. Part III was processed in 2016. Additional Guides An index of correspondents in the General Correspondence of the Whitlaw Reid Papers in Part I is available in the Manuscript Reading Room and online as a PDF document. Transfers Some photographs and photographic albums have been transferred to the Library's Print and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers. Copyright Status The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912), Elisabeth Mills Reid, Ogden Mills Reid, Helen Rogers Reid, and Whitelaw Reid (1913-2009) is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Access and Restrictions The papers of the Reid Family are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Microfilm A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on 239 reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container number, or reel number, Reid Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Notes Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) Date Event 1837, Oct. 27 Born, Xenia, Ohio 1856 B. A., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 1858-1859 Editor, Xenia News, Xenia, Ohio 1860-1861 Legislative correspondent, Cincinnati Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio Reid Family Papers 5 1861-1862 War correspondent, Cincinnati Gazette 1862-1868 Washington, D.C., correspondent, Cincinnati Gazette 1866 Published After the War: A Southern Tour, May 1, 1865 to May 1, 1866 (Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin. 589 pp.) 1868 Member, editorial staff, New York Tribune; Published Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals,

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